OCCUR News
“Faith Leaders Meet to Galvanize Participation in Census”
Hoping to avoid the miscounts that affected their communities in decades past, African-American faith leaders gathered for a prayer breakfast Friday intended to galvanize local participation in…
(Oakland Tribune Article)
“Census Counting on Clergy”
“We need to understand the importance of the census,” said David Glover, Executive Director of OCCUR. “There was a time when there was a deliberate effort not to count black people. This census is about empowering…
(Oakland Post Article)
“OCCUR Kick’s Off “A Model Built on Faith” Technical Assistance Workshop Series III”
A prayer breakfast will be held focusing on the importance of the U.S. Census to communities of color and low income/ underserved areas on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 7:30 am- 9:00 am at Nile Hall and…
(Press Release)
“Census Bureau Word Choice Bothers Some”
Just as the U.S. Census Bureau kicks off its campaign to raise awareness about the decennial survey, some in the African-American community are questioning whether its questionnaire is in desperate need of an update…
(Oakland Tribune Article)
“Eastmont Technology Center Graduates Get Computer Technician Jobs”
Thanks to OCCUR and the Stride Center, James Gibson III, a 26-year old Oaklander is now a computer technician making a great salary. The career move has changed his life.
(Oakland Post Article)
“Eastmont Technology Center Celebrates 12th Anniversary and Grand Opening”
A technology center deliberately placed in one of the city’s most notoriously violent and troubled neighborhoods will host its grand opening today, celebrating a years-long campaign to turn around the area’s troubled past…
(Oakland Tribune Article)
“OCCUR Challenges Faith Leaders to Respond to Issues Linked to Declining Economy”
OCCUR and The San Francisco Foundation FAITHS program will hold a conference that challenges Bay Area faith leaders and their nonprofit partners to respond to the many issues linked to America’s declining economy…
(Oakland Post Article)
“OCCUR Program Strives to Enable Hurting Nonprofits”
As struggling families turn to nonprofit services for help in growing numbers, many donors are cutting back on their giving to those organizations, local organizers said. A series of workshops aimed at combating the trend will launch Thursday…
(Oakland Tribune Article)
“OCCUR Refurbishes the Eastmont Technology Center with Grant from the City of Oakland”
Across from the Eastmont Town Center, children and senior citizens are gaining crucial computer skills through the work of OCCUR’s Eastmont Technology Center. The center recently moved to the Helping Hands Community Center at 6948 Foothill Blvd., thanks to…
(Redeveloping Oakland Magazine – Page 10)
“OCCUR and the San Francisco Foundation Help Churches Get Grants”
In the midst of the toughest economic times in decades, many faith-based and non-profit organizations are seeking grants of money to help them meet their community’s survival needs…
(Oakland Post Article)
“OCCUR Builds on Obama’s Faith-Based Program Expansion”
“President Obama is opening a huge window of opportunity for faith-based organizations and nonprofit services groups to become key components in this era of service,” said OCCUR Executive Director David Glover…
(Oakland Post Article)
“OCCUR’s Faith-Based Assistance: Groups Shown How to Access Foundation Money”
Over 200 representatives from faith based institutions throughout the Bay Area attended the Kickoff event for a year long capacity building program implemented by OCCUR and The San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program, entitled “A Model Built on Faith”…
(Oakland Post Article)
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